The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian team for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Pramukh Krishna and KL Rahul are back in the squad for the Asia Cup. While young Tilak Verma has also been given a chance in the team. The BCCI selectors have once again surprised by not picking Yuzvendra Chahal in the team.
Sanju Samson has been included as a backup wicketkeeper in the team selected for the Asia Cup. The team was selected under the leadership of Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar. During this, when Team India was announced in the press conference, Captain Rohit Sharma was also present. Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar also answered many questions of the journalists. Asia Cup 2023 is to start from 30 August. This time this tournament is being played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka on the basis of hybrid model. Only 4 matches will be played in Pakistan, while the rest including the final will be held in Sri Lanka.
The Indian team will play all its matches in Sri Lanka. Due to the upcoming World Cup, this time the Asia Cup will be played in ODI format. This will be a great opportunity for Team India to test their preparations before the World Cup. At the same time, players like Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul will also not have a better chance to show their form and fitness.
Indian Team for Asia Cup 2023 - Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Famous Krishna, Sanju Samson (Backup)
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